i2i is the Chester County Economic Development Council's new signature investment program.

i2i represents the myriad of results from your investment in the CCEDC and our commitment to engage with you one-to-one or "eye-to-eye" to discuss your organization's vision and how CCEDC can support that vision.

Investing in the CCEDC yields injection of capital into growing businesses, business innovation, workforce initiatives, infrastructure improvements, implementation of new ideas, incubation of cutting edge companies, and much more.

Return on Investment (ROI)

Making an investment is an important decision for your company. It reflects your values, enhances your position within the community and impacts your future.

At CCEDC, we take your investment in our organization very seriously. CCEDC is proud to share our most significant contributions.

In the past 5 years CCEDC has leveraged your investment by:

• Creating over 5,000 jobs.
• Facilitating 24 Governor's Action Team projects with present and future results:
  • $294 million in private investment
  • $12.48 million in public investment
  • Retention of 4,603 existing jobs
• Lending more than $550 million to expanding organizations in Chester County and the surrounding region, helping to capitalize our businesses.
• Securing 126 grants totaling $78,600,000 to support key infrastructure and construction projects as well as important workforce and training initiatives.
• Training over 9,500 individuals in new or emerging technologies to maintain Chester County's elite labor force.
• Establishing itself as a leading expert in Agriculture Lending, closing over 90% of the Commonwealth's Next Generation Farmer Loans while maintaining open space.
• Establishing a Chester County Keystone Innovation Zone helping 76 start-up companies to flourish in their formative years.